The crash shut down part of South Main Street for two hours as police investigated.

A woman was in a crosswalk at the intersection of Fayette Street in downtown Concord when she was hit and thrown over the car around 1:30 p.m., police said.

Anthony Landry, 36, of Concord was charged with aggravated driving under the influence. A drug recognition officer was called to perform tests on Landry, police said.

“The officer on the scene discovered that Mr. Landry was under the influence of some sort of prescription drugs. At that point, he was place into custody,” Lt. John Thomas said.

The woman was taken to Concord Hospital with serious injuries, which elevated the charge against Landry to a felony.

Police said their drug recognition officers are seeing a rise in cases involving prescription drugs.

“I would say in the last several years, I think we’re seeing a lot of folks that are prescribed medications are not following the warnings on the labels. I think we’re seeing some folks that are abusing medications that are prescribed and some that are not prescribed the medications are taking it as a recreational drug and they are driving when they shouldn’t be driving,” Thomas said.

Police did not release the name of the woman who was injured. They did say her condition has stabilized, but is facing a long recovery.

AREA OF SOUTH MAIN STREET THIS AFTERNOON AND CLOSED THE ROAD. JEAN MACKIN JOINS US LIVE NOW FROM CONCORD TO TELL US MORE ABOUT THE ACCIDENT AND THE ARREST. JEAN? THIS SECTION OF DOWNTOWN CONCORD IS BUS ANY THE AFTERNOON AND THIS IS WHERE THAT ACCIDENT HAPPENED. IT WAS RIGHT HERE, WITNESSES SAY THE WOMAN WAS IN THIS CROSSWALK ON SOUTH MAIN STREET WHEN SHE WAS HIT BY THE CAR AND THROWN UP OVER THE VEHICLE. WITNESSES PRETTY STUNNED BY WHAT THEY SAW, AND POLICE BELIEVE THE DRIVER WAS ON PRESCRIPTION DRUGGINGS. IT WAS ABOUT 1:30 IN THE AFTERNOON. POLICE SAY A WOMAN WAS CROSSING SOUTH MAIN STREET IN DOWNTOWN CONCORD AT THE INTERSECTION OF FAYETTE STREET. WITNESSES SAY SHE WAS IN THE CROSSWALK WHEN SHE WAS HIT BY A CAR, DRIVEN BY 36-YEAR-OLD ANTHONY LANDRY FROM CONCORD. THE OFFICERS ON THE SCENE DISCOVERED THAT MR. LANDRY WAS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF WHAT THEY BELIEVE TO BE SOME SORT OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. AT THAT POINT HE WAS PLACED INTO CUSTODY. THE WOMAN WAS TAKEN TO CONCORD HOSPITAL WITH SERIOUS INJURIES. INJURIES THAT ELEVATED THE D.W.I. CHARGE TO A FELONY. MR. LANDRY WAS CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED D.W.I., UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS IS WHAT WE BELIEVE. A DRUG RECOGNITION OFFICER WAS CALLED IN TO PERFORM TESTS ON MR. LANDRY. CONCORD POLICE SAY THEIR DRUG RECOGNITION OFFICERS ARE SEEING A RISE IN CASES INVOLVING PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. I WOULD SAY IN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF FOLKS THAT ARE PRESCRIBED MEDICATIONS, ARE NOT FOLLOWING THE WARNINGS ON THE LABELS. I THINK WE'RE SEEING SOME FOLKS THAT ARE ABUSING MEDICATIONS THAT ARE PRESCRIBED, AND SOME THAT ARE NOT PRESCRIBED THE MEDICATIONS ARE TAKING IT AS A RECREATION AL DRUG. AND THEY ARE DRIVING WHEN THEY SHOULDN'T BE DRIVING. IN THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, DRIVERS ARE REQUIRED TO STOP WHEN PEDESTRIANS ARE IN CROSSWALKS JUST LIKE THIS ONE. POLICE NOT RELEASING THE NAME OF THE WOMAN WHO WAS HIT TODAY. THEY DO SAY THAT SHE IS IN THE HOSPITAL WITH SERIOUS INJURIES, BUT SHE'S IN STABLE CONDITION. THEY EXPECT HER TO STAY THERE FOR QUITE A LONG TIME. BUT THEY SAY IN THE END SHE'LL